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package com.cloud.async;


public interface AsyncJobExecutor {
	public AsyncJobManager getAsyncJobMgr();
	public void setAsyncJobMgr(AsyncJobManager asyncMgr);
	public SyncQueueItemVO getSyncSource();
	public void setSyncSource(SyncQueueItemVO syncSource);
	public AsyncJobVO getJob();
	public void setJob(AsyncJobVO job);
	public void setFromPreviousSession(boolean value);
	public boolean isFromPreviousSession();
	
	/**
	 * 
	 * 	otherwise return false and once the executor finally has completed with the sync source,
	 *  it needs to call AsyncJobManager.releaseSyncSource
	 *  
	 *  if executor does not have a sync source, always return true
	 */
	public boolean execute();
}